Surge

·noun A spring; a fountain.

II. Surge ·vi To slip along a windlass.

III. Surge ·noun The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.

IV. Surge ·vi To Swell; to rise hifg and roll.

V. Surge ·noun The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.

VI. Surge ·noun A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind.

VII. Surge ·noun To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).